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A Community Wide Approach to Promoting Early Numeracy Docklands Early Numeracy Project

A Community Wide Approach to Promoting Early Numeracy Docklands Early Numeracy Project Dr. Josephine Bleach and Catriona Flood. Docklands Early Numeracy Project Objectives To improve the educational outcomes for children in the Docklands in numeracy

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A Community Wide Approach to Promoting Early Numeracy Docklands Early Numeracy Project

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  1. A Community Wide Approach to Promoting Early Numeracy Docklands Early Numeracy Project Dr. Josephine Bleach and Catriona Flood

  2. Docklands Early Numeracy Project Objectives • To improve the educational outcomes for children in the Docklands in numeracy • To increase parental involvement in their children’s development, learning and education by providing a variety of on-going supports for parents of young children. • To support early childhood care and education workforce in implementing Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework and Síolta, The Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education • To ensure continuity and progression in Mathematical learning for children moving from home to early years settings to the local schools

  3. Programme Activities • Working Group meeting (start and end of each term- teachers and ECCE practitioners come together and plan the programme, some ECCE Practitioners are also local parents) • Numeracy training for ECCE Practitioners- each term • Numeracy talks for Parents- each term • Early Numeracy Activity Week (Curriculum Priorities)- each term • Numeracy based activities in ECCE settings and infant classes in schools • Home based early numeracy activities go home with all children in Docklands (0-6 years old) • Consortium meetings (start and end of year) for ECCE Managers and School Principals *(in each setting during Numeracy Week) Curriculum Priority (Numeracy Week) Working Group Meeting Numeracy talks for Parents Curriculum Priority Events * NEYAI Síolta/Aistear Workshops for Practitioners (CPD) Storytelling Sessions

  4. Positional Language November 2011- Parent

  5. Symbols in the Environment May 2014- Parents

  6. Shape and Space March 2012- ECCE Practitioners

  7. Money February 2014-Teachers

  8. The numeracy concepts of children in the Docklands have improved

  9. Numeracy concepts of children in the Docklands appear to be on a par with South Dublin

  10. Conclusions/ Recommendations • Continuous process of community action research. • Genuine community involvement in decision process is crucial (through Working Group and Consortium Meetings). • Multiple methods for parents to engage with (workshops, activity cards, and Curriculum Priorityevents in schools and ECCE Settings). • Community wide focus on numeracy fosters multi-sectoral working, involvement of parents, curriculum planning and better numeracy outcomes for children.

  11. Contact Details: Dr. Josephine Bleach Director Josephine.bleach@ncirl.ie 4498639 Catriona Flood Project Coordinator Catriona.flood@ncirl.ie 4498544

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